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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Winter morning

Here's the view up my driveway on a winter morning. It's nice that the sun is rising earlier and earlier each day. Waking up in the darkness is no fun. No frost today, a light misty rain is wafting through the air.

On the right are some boulders that form part of the retaining wall we've had built. That buldgy bit is a turning circle. Eventually we plan to place a focal point there, either a giant concrete tub full of plants or a pile of boulders.

Here is another winter's morning. My dog has decided that I must have mulched this garden bed beside the garage with Lucerne hay just for her. Actually, there are white ground cover roses in there that I moved over from near the house. She thinks it's a great spot to sunbake in the mornings, and I Anticipate the roses will do much better in that position. There's an agapanthus in between each of the roses.

Rita the driveway is crushed red granite. We do have heavy clay though, so when i plant something I dig in a bucket load of gypsum to break up the particles. It's a hard slog! And no, it's not arid - just brand new garden beds with nothing in them yet. Plenty of green grass elsewhere :)